Interim police chief implements changes up top

Bailey, appointed earlier this month as the new interim police chief by mayor Ed Murray, announced former captain Nick Metz would take over again as the department’s assistant chief. Metz previously served as assistant chief, but was demoted by previous interim chief Jim Pugel.

Bailey also announced the reorganization of the Professional Standards Bureau; which will now be known as the Compliance and Professional Standards Bureau, and tasked with keeping tabs on the department’s progress toward federally mandated reforms. The Special Operations Bureau has been divided into two separate bureaus, named special operations and homeland security.

In addition, Bailey made the following assignments to his command staff: